James Buchanan Duke
@jamesduke
American businessman (1856-1925)
Building Duke Energy as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1856–1925
About
James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925) was an entrepreneur. They were born in Durham.
In context
Duke Energy was founded in 1904 and has no closure on record. Among the 10 other electricity generation companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 92 years.
Contribution
James's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.
Companies
- Duke EnergyAmerican electric power and natural gas holding companyFounder · electricity generation · Charlotte, United States · Founded 1904
- American Tobacco CompanyAmerican firm (1890–1994)Founder · tobacco industry · Durham, United States · Founded 1890
- British American TobaccoBritish multinational tobacco companyFounder · tobacco industry · London, United Kingdom · Founded 1902